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Current mood:  blessed
Eek! It's five days until Baby Boy is here!! I'm in this numb denial about it during my waking hours, but that's to keep myself from totally flipping out. When I'm sleeping I have such vivid dreams about all kinds of things... Last night I dreamed about seeing my little guy. He was so cute, wearing a blue sleeper. Today, however, I went for my final ultrasound/BPP and he scored 8/8. Yay! The AFI is up to 9.5. YAY! We have kept this little guy cooking!My dad is up to 8 days in the hospital now. The edema is being treated with diuretic meds and this morning he went for a nuclear stress test on his heart. I don't know the results yet, as he didn't know, either. He also is supposed to get chest x-rays today. I went by the hospital on my way home from my own doctor appointment this morning, but I haven't heard anything this afternoon. I think in general he is doing better. I am certain he is scared of going through an extended illness like my mom -- but he is in a much better starting position than my mom was. His breathing is better now that they've got a lot of fluid off his heart and lungs. He can (and does) get up use the bathroom, sit in a chair, lie on the sofa (I think the hospital bed is too soft and uncomfortable for him), etc. He hasn't been intubated or been in a coma. These things sound so weird to say, but it's true. The congestive heart failure and reduced kidney function are definitely cause for concern, but they do not have the same terminal quality as my mom's health problems. He is not bogged down by repeated infections. It's strange the things that I am sooooooo grateful for!!I think about my mom alot. I think of her enduring to the end. I think of her strength and her testimony of Jesus Christ and His redeeming love and power. She did not get bogged down by tears when she expressed herself, either. I miss her so much. I want to be more like her.Well, I am super tired and I'm going to find myself somewhere to lie down and relax. After last night's LOST, my brain is still spinning!  I'll watch the episode again with Emilie and see if I can get my mind around it... So good.Five more days 'till I hold my baby boy in my arms. Wow!
Love, Dece
11:18 PM
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